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They have to do this in order to oppose the mainstream.

he is whatever he claims to be, but I also say he's a heretic

Christianity is officially up for auction. Who's going to buy this franchise?

Not at all. I think Pharisaism has become a very insightful and thoughtful tradition and thought system. There were some thoughtful people in the Second Temple period as well. My fingers are getting tired and lazy. I don't want to keep typing rabbinic Judaism all the time, otherwise my fingers...

The idea of Christianity "integrating" has more to do with where I think Christianity should be going in the near future. Christianity will either integrate or be integrated -- whatever makes you happy. Christianity needs to be going somewhere and other religions may follow if they are willing...

I already stand alone. This isn't about me, but everyone else. There is nothing truly fundamental to Christianity. Christianity is an agenda, a process of integrating more and more people into a community that believes in one God. Jesus attracted people from many different walks of life...

You're using a secular example. The Abrahamic version may catch up soon. If you think I have not understood this, then you simply do not understand me. The integrationism is part of Christianity. Christians have simply forgotten about it. I didn't say this would be a peaceful process...

Who are you to decide what the most substantial teachings are of Judaism? I said anti-materialistic. I said that because you rejected some religions for being materialistic. He intended them to be Nazarenes. The question is how. According to you, it is "truth" that brings us...

Not all conflict is bad. You will often see me arguing with people in these forums simply because it is the way to understand them better. My world invades your world. Your world invades my world. We are still alive, we are not dead. The Gospels records how the Pharisees often came to "test"...

It depends on what you mean by "living." Every sacred book was chosen because people believed it had something important to tell us. I grew up with this book and have not finished contemplating its meaning or purpose. Not all questions have been answered. That is why I have not moved on...

Pharisaic, rabbinic and talmudic Judaism are the same thing. They are just different names given to the same tradition at different times. Just because you mention a group and criticise them doesn't mean you're not one of them. I often speak of Christians in third person. Does that mean I'm...

I think it's more likely that you have spent so much time studying mysticism that you don't understand the non-mystical. It's all because I started talking about something unfamiliar to you. Instead of responding to my views or arguments you tell me I am the problem. In the real world, people...

A yoke is an instrument used in farming, to tie the necks of a pair of oxen. It symbolises slavery, captivity and bondage. The prophet Jeremiah used the idea of a yoke to tell people what would happen to them when the king of Babylon defeated Judah and deported people to Babylon. If they...

The idea came from this post: http://www.interfaith.org/forum/246774-post284.html It was intended to be a way of resolving violent disputes. I challenged Dream to a duel but he seemed to be more interested in playing with his money.

No, that was 1,000 years later when King Henry VIII married six wives sequentially -- one at a time. He had more sex partners than most English kings.

Firstly, it's not all about spirituality, but life and survival as well. One book was chosen because people needed a consensus on what book to follow. but even if we do venture out to find a "deeper truth" we won't all end up agreeing. This may not be so important today because we are...

I would be cautious about classifying Jesus as Essene because I am not all too comfortable about all of us becoming Essenes. Many of Jesus' teachings can also be found in Pharisaic tradition or rabbinic Judaism. So was Jesus a Pharisee then? The Essenes did not survive the destruction of the...

In a modern, liberal and secular society "crowd-think" may seem ridiculous, but I wonder what would have happened without "crowd-think," if people cared more about themselves than the rest of their group. I think their chances of survival would drop. Don't forget that the New Testament Canon...

Having read your post, I cannot see where the disagreement is. I talked about nationalism and imperialism and how this corrupted Christianity and how Christians became addicted to social domination. You talked about race and that is something else altogether. That is what I was talking about...

The reason why we do not adhere to the laws of the Torah is not as many Christians often claim that the New Testament has replaced the Old Testament (Replacement Theology), but because the vast majority of Christians are Gentiles. Gentiles do not have to adhere to the laws of the Torah. Anyone...